Final answer:
The subject of this question is Arts. Pieter de Hooch was a Dutch painter from the Delft School who painted small works depicting everyday life.
Step-by-step explanation:
The subject of this question is Arts. Pieter de Hooch was a Dutch painter from the Delft School who painted small works depicting everyday life in a compositional style.
The painting mentioned in the question, Maid with a Child in a Courtyard with Woman and a Child, was painted in 1658 and is an example of de Hooch's work.